Avenue Q
New World Stages / Stage 3
Book until: Jan 16, 2010
Performing: Monday, Wednesday - Sunday. Dark Tuesday.
Running Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes with one 15 minute intermission.
Avenue Q is the best show of the year! Just when you're wheezing with laughter from the hummable, hilarious tunes, you're blindsided by a beautifully sincere love song. There's no handy way to describe 'AVENUE Q,' except as one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see." Entertainment Weekly
"A thoroughly infectious musical that qualifies as a serious blessing." Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"Rekindles your faith in the American musical." Peter Marks, The Washington Post
Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who comes to New York City with big dreams and a tiny bank account. He soon discovers that the only neighborhood in his price range is Avenue Q; still, the neighbors seem nice. There's Brian the out-of-work comedian and his therapist fianceé Christmas Eve; Nicky the good-hearted slacker and his roommate Rod -- a Republican investment banker who seems to have some sort of secret; an Internet addict called Trekkie Monster; and a very cute kindergarten teaching assistant named Kate. And would you believe the building's superintendent is Gary Coleman?!? (Yes, that Gary Coleman.) Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
So what are you waiting for? 'Q' up for tickets today!
Avenue Q
Wyndham's Theatre
Book until: Sep 25, 2010
Monday-Thursday evenings at 8pm,
Friday at 5pm and 8pm,
Saturday at 4:30pm and 8pm
Running time: 2 hrs 15
They certainly don't act like it, but the residents of AVENUE Q have finally grown up as they enter their fifth year and join the big league of West End musicals! Well, as grown up as a bunch of hapless, politically incorrect misfits who haven't quite found their purpose in life can be. Still London's funniest show by far, the Tony Award-winning AVENUE Q is the mischievous, badly behaved but irresistibly charming musical about the lovably hopeless characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life's burning issues: love, work, relationships and, above all, just how are you supposed to pay the bills with a BA in English?
Hilarious and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets, AVENUE Q is the musical like no other that will have you in stitches for days afterwards. So don't let your life suck -- book your tickets today!
